News Tipping Coming to United Parks Properties

[warfelg]

We still have no proof re: lower wages. @Coasternerd claims the opposite of @bgw enthusiasts. I'd hold your fire for now on that bit.

So I’m going to preface my statement by saying I believe we need a federal wage transparency act.

Ok with that out of the way.

I poked around SEAS open job board. In the open apply for positions like this I didn’t see anything about pay in there. Then there’s these two screen shots:


Bartenders are GTD $18/hr if tips don’t cover that.

Then there’s the general food and beverage ambassador:

$15/hr, says nothing about the tips.

So despite this being in the plans for a little while now they haven’t updated their job listings to reflect that there’s tipping now.

So here’s where my wage transparency belief comes in: they need to share that for someone applying. Are they working for $15/hr no matter what basically? If enough tips come in could they make more than $15/hr?

Who wants to apply and find out? Lol

 

[Zachary]

My major concern is that PRKS will apply the bartender tipping scheme to all food service employees now. Doing so would mean that, effectively, tips go almost entirely to the corporation, not the employee (as tips would be used to cover the gap between the tipped minimum wage and the guaranteed rate of $15 an hour) rather than paid out on top of normal wages.

We're in a holding pattern until documentation comes out though. Frustrating since this really could be a huge story.

 

[mikes]

My major concern is that PRKS will apply the bartender tipping scheme to all food service employees now. Doing so would mean that, effectively, tips go almost entirely to the corporation, not the employee (as tips would be used to cover the gap between the tipped minimum wage and the guaranteed rate of $15 an hour) rather than paid out on top of normal wages.

We're in a holding pattern until documentation comes out though. Frustrating since this really could be a huge story.

By huge story, this needs to become a major news station (national) story. The absurdities of tipping plus a 5% surcharge.

 

[Irishman]

United Parks = Scam Artists.

 

[vacoasterfan229]

This just adds to the insane tip culture in America. As a member of gen z I can say that it is likely PRKS's core audience of teenagers and young adults will not be tipping for a quick service meal.

 

[MommaMeli]

It is also a huge change to the culture. Tips normally go to the person serving you for their service. When the tips are pooled, the person offering good service is rewarded equally with those who don't, if anyone gets them. Also, there is bill currently up for review as of this month, “Tax Free Tips Act of 2024,” which aims to eliminate federal income and employment taxes on service workers’ tips.

 

[Zachary]

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[warfelg]

Soooooo much more fucking scummy than imagined.

 

[madmax]

European themed park engaging in tip culture is ironic

 

[GoHokies87]

This chain has become the EA of Theme parks; but people still give both their money. This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Seaworld History]

Does UNITED parks want to go bankrupt?
I mean at this point, they are constantly making stupid decisions after stupid decisions, and now scamming guests?!?

 

[Thriller]

I will never tip at a theme park. Especially one with sky, high prices and a surcharge like Busch Gardens. I don’t see the customer base there as being tip oriented. It’s not like they’re going to a fine dining establishment for entertainment. It’s a little more low brow.

 

[Python_Survivor]

Rolled out today at Busch Gardens Tampa.

 

[GoHokies87]

Disgusting

 

[warfelg]

Is the tip calculated based on the fee pre-service/tax or post? I got hit with one that was $20 before tax and fees, $32 after, then they gave me options of 20, 25, 30% on the $32 not the $20 AND there was no Custom option.

 

[bgw enthusiasts]

tipping is on its way in the park. At busch gardens williamsburg. New cash register monitors for the customers are currently being installed

 

[Aidansn07]

At carowinds on saturday the Oktoberfest food booths asked for tips.

 

[Deleted member 12707]

Welcome to SeaWorld, where we can't pay our employees good wages but we will ask our park guests to tip after charging them $18 for a slice of pizza. I will be hitting that no tip button a lot.

 

[Zachary]

Welcome to SeaWorld, where we can't pay our employees good wages but we will ask our park guests to tip after charging them $18 for a slice of pizza.

"... and if our guests do decide to tip our underpaid workers, we'll just pay them less!"

 

[Deleted member 12707]

I will never tip at a theme park, sorry. The only place where I will tip is at a sit down restaurant where the server brings me my drink and food. Tipping is getting out of hand in America. It's honestly weird.